armyinform Chapter 181
Chapter 181
As soon as the outcome was decided, Donatan spoke up.
‘Sticking out your tongue during battle? That’s disrespectful to your opponent.’
‘I wasn’t trying to mock anyone. There’s a reason for everything.’
Bang!
I kicked off the ground and emerged from beneath the earth.
The timing was perfect—just as the potion’s effect was about to wear off.
[Dream Elixir Duration: 0 seconds]
[Effect has expired.]
I wanted to save it, but I had used it well, so there were no regrets.
After all, facing someone like Ecok, who had taken on Dordone’s form, was equivalent to confronting a top-tier adversary in a high-difficulty scenario.
Brushing the dust off my body, I lifted my head.
The seawater was rapidly evaporating.
It was only now that the end of the battle began to feel real.
Then I remembered the sword that had been struck by fragments moments ago.
Carefully, I drew it out.
Clink!
The once razor-sharp Shadow Blade of Weakening now had a chipped edge.
Though it didn’t have durability-enhancing options, it was still a fine sword.
That showed just how overpowering Ecok’s strength was—enough to defy common sense.
“Hah, it’ll take some time to repair this.”
A fine sword can’t be fixed by ordinary means.
It requires the skills of a master blacksmith and a magician proficient in alchemy.
I decided to look into that later and headed toward the barrier.
The people who I had thought would still be lying on the training ground were barely propping themselves up, holding their aching bodies.
They all stared at me with uneasy gazes.
‘Did they… see everything?’
‘Even the sick come to watch fights. Hersel, it’s human nature.’
Sigh.
I was used to it by now.
They’d admire me, place their hopes on me, and push me into danger again.
At this point, there was nothing new about it.
“Stop standing around and open the barrier already.”
At my words, a man who had been tending to the injured quickly rushed into the fortress.
Not that it was necessary.
Dorosian waved her staff and created an opening in the barrier.
Walking through with ease, I flashed a slight smile at her.
“Looks like I won’t be getting kidnapped this time.”
I was about to pass her to go change my clothes when her voice made me stop.
“Well done. Honestly, I didn’t think you’d win.”
Was it just my imagination, or did her voice carry a hint of mockery, as if to say it wasn’t over yet?
I turned my head slightly to see her standing tall, staring into the distant void.
“What are you going to do about that?”
Following her gaze, I looked up.
My mouth slowly opened in disbelief.
A black sun had formed in the sky.
It was absorbing the surrounding black smoke, growing larger by the moment.
Judging by how most of it was emerging from the ground, it had to be dark energy from underground.
Just then, a gust of wind carried some of the dark energy across my cheek.
I nearly gagged on reflex.
What is this?
It’s different from normal.
Ordinarily, it would just make me feel a little queasy.
But now, it was cold enough to chill me to the bone, and the ominous aura was enough to make me break out in a cold sweat.
“What’s with that reaction?”
“What… is that…?”
When I asked, Dorosian smirked.
“I warned you, didn’t I? Oh, wait… did you think my warning was about whales or something?”
She pointed her staff at me.
Feeling a sense of imminent danger, I quickly raised my hand to stop her, hoping to assess the situation.
“…Hold on, at least explain first. I need to understand before deciding whether to fulfill my end of the deal.”
Dorosian half-closed her eyes and shrugged as if she would grant me that much.
“Do you remember when we got trapped on the staircase?”
When I nodded, she brought up a forgotten variable.
“The magic tome that was there—you said you felt some kind of will from it, right? It’s finally revealing its true nature.”
***
When they were trapped in the staircase, the spirits claimed the grimoire was speaking. At the time, Dorosian could quickly discern the truth.
“Occasionally, there are objects that possess will.”
True to the reputation of a family deeply engrossed in magical studies, many mysterious items had been brought in for re
“Time to explain the plan,” Hersel said, pointing to the Black Sun outside the window.
“Aslay, you’ll throw me directly into the Black Sun. Limberton, your job is to measure wind speed and angles to ensure I hit the target precisely.”
Limberton’s eyes widened at the outlandish plan.
“Wait, what are you trying to do?”
Hersel’s lips curled into a grin.
“Detonate it in midair.”
To read Chapters ahead ????
CH 181-185 (Academy’s downfall) $3
CH 186-190 (Rockefeller) $3
CH 191-195 (Student council president) $3
CH 196-200 (The King) $3
CH 201-205 (Field Trip) $3
CH 206-210 (Troublemaker Vs Troublemaker) $3
CH 211-215 (Graduation) $3
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